The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-01-20
FOREleN NEWS sossIP.
SANKEY'S Expedition for the Relief ofErIn
Bey-The German LandtaS Opened
Re~a ana NOtaG

stanley's Expedition for the Relief fErIn
Bey-The German LAndtaS Opened
News and Notes.
BRUSsELS, Jan. 10 Mr.. Henry Ii.
Stanley arrived here to day and had 9
long and touchi' & farewell interview
with the King The expedition for the
relief of Erin Bey will start on the 10th
inst. Mr. Stanley has received 400 ap-
piications from persons wishing to serve
on his personal staff. There were orig
tnalIy only i've vacHnci' s, however, and
these had air, ady been filed.
WARTI SAFE
Oscar Warti, chief OF the Aust ian tx
pedition which has been exploring
Africa, has arrived al Zanzibar. He has
long been believed to be dead, having
been for eighteen months in the interior.
THE LANDTAG OPENED.
BERLIN, Jan. 15.-Tne landtAG was
opened to-day with the speech from the
throne. It was shown that the finArcial
surplus In 1885 SO was 1000 900 marks.
This had been applied to redeem the
railroad debt. 4 similar result is ex-
pected In the revenues Of 1SS6-S7. A
loan Of az. 800 GOO marks would be re-
Quired IN 1888, chic fly owing to an in
crease in the mStrlcular contribution of
Is, COO, 900 marks. Tee adverse attitude
Of she TsIchstag had frustrated the pro-
posed modification OF the m' de OF OBJ
tanning public Frsour os espe, tally the
development Of indirect taxation.
EMPEE OR WILLIAM DEPRESSED.
BERLIN, Jan. 17.-Emperor William
in receiving the president Of the Prussian
lanGtsg to-day referred to the dissolution
OF the reichs'ag and the rejection of the
army bill. The rejection OF this measure,
so important f,T the preservation OF the
peace OF Germany, Inc emperor said, has
deeply s2ddened me, aid after so many
happy days have been youchssfed to me
in my old age, and especially after COM
pletiDg so years of service IN the army,
the rejection of the bill impressed me
deeply and most painfully. Il ia impOs-
sible, from a mi itary point of view, 10
regard the three years term proposed by
the majority in the rcicastag as az ficient.
l hope the bill will be pass i in the near
future.
PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED
OTTAWA, On :, Jan. 1.-THE Domin-
ion parliament has been dissolved and
new elections ordered N limitations
will take place on the Is b Of February
and the polling on the 22ud.
AN OUTAREAK FEARED.
CoNsTANINoPLR, Jan. IL Reinforce
me IS have been sent to Crete, An OUT
break against the Turkish authority be-
ing feared.
GOVERNMENT VICTORY.
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. II In the
Greek elections ali the members OF the
ministry were returned. The govern
menl will have q majority Of % in tue
new chamber.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN FRANCE.
MARsELLEIs, Jan. 17-EarthquAke
shocks were felt to-day at Montpelier,
seventy-slX miles west of this city, and at
several O;ber towns In the south Of
France.
GLADsTONE'S REQUEsT.
Gladstone sent TO his parliamentary
followers a circular urgently requesting
them to be present at the opening Of par
lament.
PREPARING FOR WAR.
VIENNA, Jan. II The government
continues 10 hasten preparations for war.
Orders have been Issued iDstructiDg the
Red Gross society to raise the stains OF
the hospitals under its management to
their full strength and QlsdIuple the
number OF beds in these institutions,
Large contracts hsve been made
for provisions deliverable to the war de-
pArtment in March. The railway
officials who were recently summoned &C
Vienna to consult with the government
respecting the transportation of troops II
| the event Of the mObiliz 1uion OF the
army, have Just reported that the pre-
parations then decided upon have beeT
completed.
MUST RETURN TO GERMANY.
Several Germans in England received
kilograms from the German consulate II
London r. questing them 10 be prepared
70 return 10 Germany at twenty foul
hours notice and report for duty az theil
kea